Definitions of Club Membership

Definitions/rules:

  1. Registered Member:  Individual who has filled out the registration form.  This person may be a fan, a competitor, support staff etc
  2. “Paid” Member:  Individual who has registered and paid the Org member fee
  3. Competitor:  Individual who owns their own kit and is capable of competing in the sport
  4. Support:  Individual who actively works within the Org in a support role.  Coach, Marshal staff, Authenticity Staff, Event Organizer, Event Staff, Team Armorer
  5. Club: 3 or more registered members
  6. “Voting” Club:  5 or more registered members with at  minimum 3 “paid” members
  7. Club Representative:  person assigned by their club to represent them.
  8. Team: Group of 5 or more fully equipped competitors who are members of a club.
    1. A club can have multiple teams and can be fluid in membership of the teams.
    2. Tracking of teams score and ranking though is assigned to the team not the competitors.  IE PK peacocks cannot earn points for PK swamp foxes vice versa
  9. Club Votes:  A Club can receive more than one vote when the following criteria is met
    1. 8 “paid” competitor members on a Team and a minimum of 5 “paid” competitor members on a second Team.  This continues up to 3 teams.  Beyond 3 times it is advised to form a new Club.
    2. Each Additional Vote the club must provide an additional Representative.
  10. Regional Representative(BOD member): will be elected by Club representatives within the specified regions.